Street-car fender.



I'Io. 634,508. Patented Ucl. I0, 1899. L. N SMYTH N. B; DIETERICH.STREET CAR FENDER.

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No. 634,508. Patented ont. 10,1899.

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LOUIS N. SMYTH AND NEIL B. 'DIETERICIL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

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SPECIFICATION forming pmt er` Letters Patent No. 634,508, dated october10, ieee.l

pplication filed January 26, 1899.. Serial NOOSAQG. (No model.)

To all whom, it TG1/ty concern.:

Be it known that we, LOUIS N. SMYTH and y NE1L B. DIETERICH, citizens ofthe United States of America, residing in Kansas City, in the county ofJacksonland State of Missouri, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Street-Car Fenders, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying draw- Ioings.

Our invention relates to improvements in street-car fenders.

Our invention aims to provide a fender that will surely and safely picka person from the track and at the same time prevent injury to him fromcontact with any` portion of the fender. Y

Another object of our inventionis toprovide a fender which is simpleiii-construczo tion, readily applied lto any car, inexpensive tomanufacture, notliable to get outv of order, and when injured 'may be'quickly repaired at small cost.

Our invention provides, further, a fender which shall follow the trackclosely throughout its curves and' grades;

` Our invention provides also a car-fender comprising a plurality ofsections so connected as to be capable of lateral and vertical 3oflexing, whereby the fender will .closely retain its relative positionwith relation to the track regardless of its undulations or lateralcurves. v

Our invention consists, further, incertain novel features ofconstruction hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate our invention, Figure lrepresents avertical longitudinal sectional view. Fig. Il represents arear elevational view of the vertical portion of the fender. Fig. lllrepresents a top view.

The fender is composed of three principal parts-the rear verticalportion and the two forward-inclined portions. The rear part is avertical frame 1, made of piping or other suitable material. The frame 1is disposed transversely with respect to the track 2 and may be of anysuitable conformation. lt is 5o provided with an axle 3, upon the endsof which are rotatably mounted the rear carrying-wheels ai, adapted torun on the trackrails.

Rearwardly extending-.from the center of y the frame 1, to which it ispivoted,is a hori- 5 5 zontal link 5. Rearwardly and upwardly extendingfrom the axle?) is another link (i, the forward end of whichispivoted tothe axle, and the rear end, as well as the rear end of the link 5,isprovided with a vertical 6o hole adapted to receive a coupling-pin 7,with which the car draw-headS is provided.

- Pivoted to the forward side of the frame 1, near its center, and so asto swing vertically is the rear forwardly-inclined portion 9,comprising. a' U -shaped frame, preferably of piping, and to the forwardend of which is pivoted so as to swing laterally the rear end of theforward-inclined portion 10 of the fender.

. The forward end ofthe fender is supported 7o i by two small Vwheelsv11, adapted to run on the track-rails. These two wheels are rotatablymounted uponthe arms 12, extending downward from the under side of atransverse bar 13, which is secured to the twofside armsv of theforward-inclinedpart 10. Upon the ext'renfle forward transverse portionof the y section 10 is mounted a large buffer 1 4, preferably of softrubber. This buffer,l protects anyone'who is struck by the front part of8o the fender from injury.

It ispreferable lto have the front and rear inclined portions of thefender so pivoted together that the forward end or section shall swingin a plane parallel to the track. Where 8 5 the framework of thesections is composed of piping, as shown in the drawings-this may beaccomplished as follows: The rear end of the forward section 10j ishorizontally disposed and has secured rigidly to it a horizon- 9o talplate 15, which lies below and parallel to a similarly-disposed plate16, secured to the forward part of the section 9. The plates 15 and 16are separated by a washer 17 and are held in their respective relativepositions by g5 means of a bolt 1S, preferably shouldered and providedwith suitable securing-nuts 19 and 20: The forward section 10 isprovided with suitable netting 21 to catch any Vperson or animal fallingthereon. Over the rear secroo tion 9 annetting 22 is also stretched, theforward end of which is secured to the forward end of the section 9, andthe rear end is secured to the upper end of the vertical section l'. Thelinks 5 and G may be pivotally secured to other portions'of the car, ifdesired, than to the draw-head.

In operating our invention it is coupled to the forward end of the car.The forward wheels 11 follow the track, always holding the forward endof the fender at the same relative position'relative to the rails. Thepivoting of the forward and rearward inclined sections together permitsthe two parts to swing laterally relatively to each other. The pivotingof the section 9 to section l in the manner described permits theforward portion of the fender to always retain its proper positionrelative to the track. The lateral motion of the forward end of the carwhen rounding` curves does not disturb the proper position of the fenderfor the reason that the links and 6 are adapted to swing laterally atboth their forward and rearward ends. If anythingy be struck by thefender, it will fall upon the netting and remain there uninjured untilremoved. When not in use, the forward portion of the fender may be swungupon its hinged connection with the.

vertical section into a vertical position.

Ve do not limit our invention to the preoise form of frameworkillustrated, as it is obvious that this may be varied considerablywithout departing from the spirit of our invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is- Y l.. In a car-fender, the combination with therear section adapted to be connected with the car and provided withcarrying-wheels adapted to travel upon the track, of two forwardsections hinged together so as to swing laterally relatively to eachother, one of the forward sections being hinged tothe rear section so asto swing vertically, and means for preventing much lateral or verticalInovement of the forward end-of the forward section relative to thetrack, substantially as described.

2. In a car-fender, the combination with the rear section adapted to beconnected with the car and provided with carrying-wheels adapted totravel upon the track, of two forward sections hinged together so as toswing laterally relatively to each other, one of the forward sectionsbeing hinged to the rear section so as to swing vertically, andcarryingwheels adapted to travel upon the track and supporting one oftheforward sections, sub stantially as described.

3. In a car-fender, the combination with the rear section provided withcarryingwheels adapted to travel upon the track, of two forwardsections, one of which is supported and guided by the track, hingedtogether so as to swing laterally relatively to each other, one of theforward sections being hinged to the rear section so as to swingvertically, and a link connected to the rear section and adapted to beconnected to the car, substantially as described.

4. In a car-fender, the combination with the rear section provided withcarryingwheels adapted, to travel upon the track, of twoforwardly-inclined sections, of means for hinging the said two inclinedsections together so that the forward one of the sections shall swinglaterally in a plane parallel to the track, the rearward one of saidinclined sections being hinged to the rear section so as to swingvertically, substantially as described.

5. A car-fender comprising three sections, the forward and centersections being hinged together so as to swing laterally, and the centerand rear sections being hinged together so as to swing vertically,carrying-wheels adapted to travel upon the track for supporting theforward and rear ends of the fender and means for connecting the rearend of the fender with the car whereby the lateral movement of the carwill not be communicated to the fender, substantially as described.

6. A car-fender comprising a rear vertical and two forwardly-inclinedsections, means being provided whereby the forward-inclined section mayswing laterally in the plane parallel to the track, the center sectionbeing hinged to the rear section so as to swing vertically,carrying-wheels for supporting the fenderupon the track, and a link forconnecting the rear section with the car, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

LOUIS N. SMY'IH. NEIL B. DIETERICI-I. Witnesses:

WARREN D. House, D. W. O. HOUSE.

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